Film: “Hundreds of Beavers”
Imagine pitching this to film investors: The flick is a cross between a Road Runner cartoon, a Buster Keaton comedy, [...]
Tragedy or comedy?
A question came up recently whether the films “Parasite” (2019) and “Kinds of Kindness” (2024) should be considered comedies or [...]
Film: “Heretic”
In Walden, Henry David Thoreau writes “If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house [...]
Film: “Kinds of Kindness”
Name a film “Kindness” and some might expect episodes of compassion, generosity, and altruism. But call it “Kinds of Kindness,” [...]
The roar of politics
World cinema has a long history of producing a wide array of political films that fall somewhere between light entertainment [...]
Film: “Evil Does Not Exist”
Films about humanity’s relationship with nature typically fall into neat, discernible categories: surviving a catastrophic event, proving criminal negligence for [...]
Film: Perfect Days
There is an irony in the fact that though the desire for the good life is a universal one, no [...]
In pursuit of love
Though love truly is complicated, the adage still sounds like a cliché. Given the difficulty of speaking about love, it [...]
Film: “American Fiction”
Any movie with the word fiction in its title should be a flag that something is about to be said [...]
Film: “Anatomy of a Fall”
Some people believe that writers of fiction are expert liars. At least this film’s prosecutor (a superbly laser focused Reinartz) [...]
Barbie: beginning to become
Barbie has had many names throughout the years. Twist and Turn Barbie tells what she’s capable of. Astronaut Barbie identifies [...]